An indispensable resource for navigating and customizing GNOME, the
GNOME User's Guide
begins with
Chapter 8
and continues through
Chapter 21
.
GNOME stands for
G
NU
N
etwork
O
bject
M
odel
E
nvironment. That's a fancy acronym, but it
translates into a pleasing environment which offers all the power of
Linux. GNOME is the default X Window System environment for Red Hat Linux
6.1.
In the
GNOME User's Guide
, you'll find ways to
create, move and copy files, investigate your new system and more -- all
within a pleasing graphical environment.
Here's a preview of what you'll find in these chapters:
-
An Introduction to GNOME -- Learn a little about the
history and ideas which have helped create GNOME.
-
GNOME Quick Start -- Get a "quick start" on
familiarizing yourself with the GNOME desktop.
-
Window Managers and GNOME -- Learn a little about
window managers, and which window managers you can use that work
well with GNOME.
-
Using the GNOME Panel -- Learn the ins and outs of
GNOME Panel, from which you can find and start your system's
applications. Highly flexible, the Panel allows you to add favorite
applications, change its location, add new panels and more.
-
The GNOME Desktop -- Your GNOME desktop is more than
just a pretty face. Here's where you can find out how to "drag and
drop" applications, store files, create folders, switch desktops
and more.
-
The File Manager -- Here, you'll learn how to view and manipulate
files -- both on your system and on the Internet.
-
The Main Menu -- Even though it gives you easy
access to applications, you're not stuck with the main menu's
default configuration. You can learn how to make the
menu work the way
you
work.
-
The GNOME Control Center -- As advertised, the GNOME
Control Center allows you to control the way your environment
looks and "feels." You'll learn how to tweak your
environment in many ways.
-
Session Management -- Learn how you can
automatically start favorite applications when you log in.
-
Using Panel Applets -- System and network monitors,
multimedia enhancements, games and more. Applets are small applications
which can add productivity and fun to your environment. You'll learn all
about how to work with applets in the following related chapters.
You'll also find quite a few translations of the
GNOME User's
Guide
, as well as the latest GNOME documentation and
software at the official website:
http://www.gnome.org/
.
Now, you've probably got a question or two…
